Top 27 Quotes & Sayings by Austin Carlile

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Austin Carlile.

Last updated on November 5, 2024.

Austin Robert Carlile is an American musician and baseball coach from Pensacola, Florida. He achieved prominence as formerly the lead vocalist of Attack Attack! and Of Mice & Men. After leaving Of Mice & Men, he began coaching youth baseball in Costa Rica. A high school athlete, multiple surgeries from Marfan syndrome during his teenage years turned him towards music. In December 2016, Carlile departed from Of Mice & Men due to his Marfan syndrome and the effects that his vocal performances were having on his body.

American - Musician | Born: September 27, 1987

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It's disheartening to read the really negative stuff, but at the same time, I know who I am, and I'm comfortable with myself.

Austin Carlile

The 'rock world' is a lot smaller than it used to be. It's doing a lot less things than it used to be. From Woodstock back in the day and Rage Against the Machine, no one sells millions of records anymore.

Austin Carlile

If I'm not writing songs about things I've actually been through, it ruins the idea of making music to me.

Austin Carlile

I'm actually at home when I'm not on tour, and I have a lot of downtime.

Austin Carlile

Linkin Park has been a band for such a long time, for me, in my eyes. I was 16 years old when I first heard them. I heard 'Hybrid Theory,' and I was floored at what I was listening to. It was angry yet melodic, it had hip-hop and it had - it was just different, good. Good songwriting.

Austin Carlile

I'm not going to be like a rapper and mention the people I'm talking about in my songs by name.

Austin Carlile

I had actually hurt my neck, and because I went a while without getting it taken care of - it was pushing up against the back of my heart - and because I have heart issues, they thought it was this whole big deal. So I spent a good three days in the hospital, two nights in the ICU.

Austin Carlile

To me, music is emotion and if when you're listening to it and it doesn't make you feel that, then it's not music.

Austin Carlile

If you're a fan of hurting others, talking down to, or trying to bring others down, then never call yourself a fan of mine.

Austin Carlile

Happiness isn't a destination; its a journey.

Austin Carlile

Never give up. There is always hope, there is always life. You've just gotta open your heart to it. Live in love.

Austin Carlile

LOVE WHAT YOU DO! Whatever that is, put your entire heart & soul into it, or don't do it at all.

Austin Carlile

If you have enough strength to help yourself, you have enough strength to help those in need. Never pass up an opportunity.

Austin Carlile

I think that the people who put caps and the people who put genres on music are the people who are killing our music industry.

Austin Carlile

When I think of nu-metal, I think of Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and even Chevelle - those types of bands.

Austin Carlile

Its disheartening to read the really negative stuff, but at the same time, I know who I am, and Im comfortable with myself.

Austin Carlile

We'll have a part and it's clearing up, so you think something is going to happen and it totally stops and does something completely different and then the part you thought was going to happen comes out of completely nowhere.

Austin Carlile

What I think of when I think of nu-metal: structured, heavy music that has a point. It's angry just like all the other music, but the bigger parts are bigger and the powerful parts are more powerful and the slow parts slower.

Austin Carlile

I want to be the band everyone knows that goes hardest. Plays the hardest, parties the hardest, lives the hardest, loves the hardest, does everything the hardest, harder than anybody else.

Austin Carlile

I don't know why people have to categorize things in music under music. It's music and it's music and it's music. When you start putting genres on things, I think it's completely ridiculous, and I hate that.

Austin Carlile

Wake up and create a purpose for yourself. Don't ask the meaning of life, ask yourself the meaning of each given day.

Austin Carlile